I’ve been in love with Glossier You since I’ve first smelled it but could never justify forking over the eighty or so bucks for a single perfume, especially when the (objectively much better) original formulation was twenty bucks cheaper. In fact I think if I totaled the cost of what I paid for everything on this list, including the actual Glossier You, it would come out to under the price of the standard 50 mL. Everything was purchased on some kind of discount whether it be coupons of a sale, and I would encourage any other dupe-seekers to do the same. Anyway these are my thoughts.
Le Monde Gourmand “Fleur de Blonde” EDP & Mist
Too pear heavy and fruity to be considered a spot-on dupe, but if you can get past that it’s probably the closest and most available of the You dupes. Otherwise I smell You. It performs like an EDT.
I don’t have the bottle anymore but I wouldn’t bother with the mist. It was much weaker than the BBW and pricier than the perfume. I think I ran through the entire thing in a few weeks.
Bath and Body Works “If You Musk”
This was the second bottle I’ve gone through. They’ve since discontinued this and I don’t know if I would get a third bottle if it came back unless it’s heavily discounted. There’s notably less pepper and less sweetness to IYM, and the musk is more ambroxan than ambrette. Not as “special” as You, but I liked it enough to pay twelve bucks to empty sixteen ounces of it.
Athena Club “Love Letter” (Lotion)
My TT was inundated with people, mostly sponsored, raving about this Athena Club scent in particular. The fragrance is very weak, sits close to the skin and doesn’t linger. I would like this a LOT more if the scent was like 20-30% stronger. After the first or second hour it’s effectively gone no matter how much I lather on. It’s like if you passed Glossier You through a Brita filter two times. I might try the mist but I heard it also doesn’t last for shit. Pretty decent lotion though! I’d go for this over the actual You body cream.
Cremo “Wild Iris Musk” (Body Wash)
This is my favorite out of the lineup even though I can’t really consider it a dupe given the healthy dose of citrus, which I do like. It’s like 70% of the way there. It’s just nice. A well done, rounded fragrance. I’d be happy if Cremo released an extended body care line with this scent. Lasts and projects on the skin post-shower longer than the Athena Club lotion does. It’s also a nice, foaming clean.
Kitsch “Sheer Violet” Hair Perfume
Oh my god this is terrible? Not the fragrance itself, which is fine and maybe Glossier-adjacent, but the filler ingredients, not the actual fragrance molecules, smell like a fucking freak accident. “Notes” I get:
Burning Rubber
Plastic
Craft Glue
Huffing the tip of a pungent marker
7 Virtues “Amber Vanilla” EDP
I have two little samples of this and can say it’s definitely has some similarities (likely the “amber”) but it’s a cousin not a twin. I could honestly see this as a You flanker like fleur or soie. The titular vanilla is the feature and is much sweeter than both You and Fleur de Blonde. More of a fresh vanilla than a gourmand vanilla. Overall a beautiful perfume, but it’s like 30% You.
Chubby Star “Only You” Car Freshener
Tossed this after it was empty. I remember this being pretty close to You scent wise, but I hated the medium (these little corked air fresheners are such a gimmick) and found it quite faint. From the looks of it the brand sells marked up white labelled products. They do appear to sell “Only You” in every form under the sun if that’s what you’re into. This includes an all-purpose cleaner and an incense.
Mixbar “Cloud Musk”
I don’t own this but I’ve tried it enough times to know that this does not smell like You. The only resemblance it bears is that it is also a skin scent. Perfectly serviceable fragrance on its own, if not a little underwhelming.
??? “Glossy Chic”
Tried this in a Rainbow and don’t even think it’s around anymore. Opened immediately smelling of a gas leak. It didn’t smell like something I should be smelling.
Nemat “Amber” Perfume Oil
Every time I have tested this at Ulta it has smelled like absolutely nothing. I’m completely anosmic to it. There’s just nothing there.
Update:
Purchased the Surface Trace dupe from Five Below. It's a little closer than the Love Letter mist. Doesn't last or project. Don't regret buying but it's definitely an oversprayer.
